Atmosphere MCQ Question and Answer | Geography MCQ Question

A. Rainfall caused by mountain standing in the way of moisture - laden winds - relief rainfall

B. Rain caused by vertical circulation of air currents - orographic rainfall

C. Rain caused by a warm moist air mass moving upward over cold air mass - cyclonic rainfall

D. An area sheltered from rain bearing winds by a hill - rain shadow area

A. A cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay

B. A low pressure area in Equator 63° S

C. A moisture laden wind which brings rainfall to the west coast of Panama

D. A high pressure area which develops first and then leads to the formation of an anticyclone

A. A cyclone

B. An anticyclone

C. Jet stream

D. A tsunami

A. Increases with height

B. Decreases with height

C. Remains constant with height

D. First increases and then decreases with height

A. Its temperature decreases

B. Its temperature increases

C. Its temperature remains constant

D. Its temperature first increases, then decreases

A. All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water

B. The total actual amount of rain, snow, hail and sleet

C. The total amount of rain per year, irrespective of snow, hail and sleet

D. All forms of precipitation measured after conversion to equal quantity of ice

A. Temperature falls below 0°C

B. Absolute humidity becomes equal to relative humidity

C. Temperature in the air parcel remains static

D. Relative humidity becomes 100% and more

A. The air must be warm

B. The air must be saturated

C. The air must be cooled below its dew point

D. The air must contain hygroscopic particles

A. I and II

B. III and IV

C. I and IV

D. II and III

A. Troposphere

B. Mesosphere

C. Stratosphere

D. Ionosphere